My go to search engine is (please boost for greater exposure):

[schwinghamer@mstdn.social]

@ctt I try to use no AI Duckduckgo or Ecosia

[ursenzler@mastodon.social]

@ctt currently using startpage.

[owlyph@cosocial.ca]

@ctt qwant.com is very good

[linglass@hcommons.social]

@ml @ctt Startpage looks appealing! But it's just for mobile apps, right?

[ml@ecoevo.social]

@LingLass I use it in my browser, not on my phone.

[iris@neuromatch.social]

@ctt Qwant [edit: but based on replies here, checking out Uruky for a month]

[sunflowerinrain@mastodon.online]

@ctt
Mojeek on phone, Qwant on one laptop, Duckduckgo (noai) on other laptop.

[f@social.okoyono.de]

@ctt SearXNG

[alrj@hostux.social]

@ctt Startpage

[the_rebel@procial.tchncs.de]

@ctt@social.lol #MetaGer

[leeloo@c.im]

@ctt
StartPage.

Basically a Google frontend that blocks the tracking, AI, etc.

[louisy@mastodon.nl]

@ctt startpage.com

[lunadragofelis@void.lgbt]

@ctt Qwant

[dess@gts.klaji.dev]

@ctt local instance of searxng

[john@fediverse-rocks.de]

@ctt Startpage

[dirkhaun@tinycities.net]

@ctt Metager

[hammerwell@troet.cafe]

@ctt https://noai.duckduckgo.com/

[fanfalla@meow.social]

@ctt Searxng for me.

[matera@mastodon.sdf.org]

@ctt
I've gotten used to StartPage, so it's my current default, but I still play around, and of course I have to use the Duck for Bangs now and then.

Ecosia disillusioned me quickly.

[alesroubicek@indieweb.social]

@ctt https://StartPage.com